US rank #14095 Girls' name Peak 2002 175 births

Aleja — #14095 US girls' name

175 babies named Aleja in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s362000s902010s372020s12
#14095
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 20% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Aleja was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

14 babies were named Aleja in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aleja

The Social Security Administration has registered 175 babies named Aleja between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aleja currently holds the #14095 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aleja performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Aleja shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Aleja in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aleja in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 175 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aleja at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

175

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2002

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#14,095

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aleja popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
14
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
46810121416 20242017201020072004200119981994 6

Aleja by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
90 births that decade — 51% of Aleja's all-time total
1990s362000s902010s372020s12

Aleja by state

Where Aleja concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Aleja
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.9%
California share of Aleja's total US births 2.9%

5 of 175 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aleja?
175 babies have been named Aleja since 1994. It currently ranks #14095 among girls. The peak year was 2002 with 14 births.
When was Aleja most popular?
Aleja was most popular in the 2000s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Aleja most popular?
The top states for the name Aleja are California (5 births).
How long has the name Aleja been used?
Aleja has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aleja?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alexis, Alexandra, Alexa, Alexandria, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1994–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.